From the moment young Egan arrives in Instep for the annual fair, he is entranced by the fable surrounding the misty peak of Kneeknock Rise: On stormy nights when the rain drives harsh and cold, an undiscovered creature raises its voice and moans. Nobody knows what it is--nobody has ever dared to try to find out and come back again. Before long, Egan is climbing the Rise to find an answer to the mystery.
每逢下暴雨的日子,尼瑙克山顶上总会发出令人毛骨悚然的号叫声,久而久之被称为“怪物之吼”。山脚下的脚背村流传着关于怪兽的种种传说。可是,怪兽究竟有多恐怖呢?没人知道。人们只知道它在山顶待了有一千年了。还有就是所有胆敢进山的人没有一个能回来。终于有一天,怪兽的吼声再次传来的时候,伊甘向尼瑙克山进发了。在浓雾弥漫的山顶,伊甘居然见到了失踪多日的奥特,奥特叔叔告诉了他怪兽之吼叫的秘密……
By Natalie Babbitt, Paperback, Simplified Chinese Characters, 115 Pages, 8.2"x5.6"